Just a quick warning that this chapter is more intense than the others and there is violence in it. I know most of you are used to reading fanfics with plenty of violence and suggestive scenes in them but I want to give a warning just in case some of you don't like those types of scenes. In saying that, I feel like I kept the violence very minimal and I toned it down because the actual Fairy Tail manga by Hiro Mashima isn't Game of Thrones or Attack on Titan level violence. With all that out of the way, I hope you enjoy this chapter!
Lucy lay tied to a bed with the magic sealing shackles tight around her wrists and ankles. She had been lying there for over an hour, trying to break the shackles but it was no use. She couldn't believe she was in this situation. Those girls were right. She was always getting into trouble. "I'm so weak", Lucy said aloud to no one. She was always the one to get kidnapped, and then her guild mates would have to come save her. Natsu would have to come save her. Everything Asintha said was true. "I'm useless. They don't need someone like me in the guild. I just make everything worse."
"I wouldn't entirely blame yourself dear", Lumont walked into the room. "I did take a particular fancy to you."
"What do you want with me?" Lucy pulled against the shackles.
"Isn't it obvious?"
Lucy had a couple of ideas but she was hoping none of them were true. She watched as Lumont sat down on the bed beside her and pulled a knife from his jacket. Her heart started pounding in her chest. He flipped the knife in his hand with a wicked smile playing on his face.
"If you be a good girl and don't make a fuss I won't have to use this", Lumont said looking down at her and holding the knife up so she good see. "Ok?"
Lucy was really starting to panic now. All bravery was gone out the window. "Please don't." Tears started filling her eyes. She knew what he wanted to do. She felt sick at the thought of it. "I'm begging you, please don't." She didn't care about looking weak anymore.
"You can beg all you like. Once I see something I want, I take it." He reached for her skirt and she screamed.
"Don't!" she couldn't even see him anymore, her vision was so blurry from the tears filling her eyes. She felt his cold hands touching her skin and she continued to scream and pull against the shackles, desperate for an escape.
Just then, Lucy heard a loud crashing noise and Lumont started cursing. She looked down the bed to see Natsu and a smashed in wall behind him. He looked furious.
"You bastard." Natsu ran at Lumont with his fist blazing. He dodged, or at least made his best effort to, but Natsu was faster. He delivered repeated punches to Lumont, following up with fire talons. Lumont got a hit in here and there but nothing could stop Natsu. His eyes were burning with rage.
Lumont held up his hands trying to stop Natsu. "Hold on. Think this through. If you stop fighting me now, I'll let you in on this. You can have a go with her after me."
Natsu smashed his fist so hard into Lumont's face that you could hear the bones breaking.
"I was only having some fun", Lumont panted, out of breath from the fight. "I see something I like and I go for it." He laughed and Natsu lunged towards him.
"Only some fun? I'll show you some fun."
Lumont held up his hand. "Stop right there." Natsu's body froze. "Did you forget my about my magic? She might have been able to break it but I don't recall you doing so." He walked slowly over to the bed. "That fight was fun and all but I don't want you breaking any more bones in my face. And I do have some business I have to get back to", he looked down at Lucy.
"If you touch her I swear I'll burn you to ashes!" sweat dripped from Natsu's brow showing how hard he was struggling against Lumont's magic.
"I'll take my chances." He resumed his position over Lucy.
She started pulling against the chains again, trying to escape. She didn't know why she was even bothering, there was no way out of this one.
"You know it'll be easier if you just relax."
"You bastard! I'm gonna make you wish you'd never been born!" Natsu was conjuring up every bit of his strength to break Lumont's spell.
Lumont laughed, "Oh dear, were you hoping to be the first one to have a go with Lucy here?" He ran his hands along her legs. "Well its bad news for you then, I get to do the honours this time Natsu."
Lucy began crying at those words. Love was special to her, it meant something. She felt utterly sick at the thought of this man being the first person she would be with, she wanted it to be with someone she loved. She was disgusted by his cold hands touching her skin. She didn't want to look at Lumont. She didn't want to look at the man who was going to take something special from her. She looked over to Natsu instead. He had come here, for her. Like always, Natsu had come to save her. She heard his name slip through her own mouth in a quiet plea.
"Now, are you finally ready to have some fun?" Lumont smiled wickedly.
The room was suddenly filled with a tremendous heat, boiling almost. They both looked over to where Natsu stood. He was no longer in a strained position. He stood, surrounded in flames, eyes filled with pure rage, focused on Lumont. He looked ready to kill.
Lumont got up quickly. "Stop right there." Natsu continued walking towards him. "Extinguish the flames." Lumont tried to command him again, but Natsu continued towards him with his flames fully ablaze.
Lumont tried switching tactics and started looking for mercy. "I'm sorry, I only wanted a little taste is all. You can't blame a guy, right?" His voice was wavering. The inner coward of this man was beginning to show. "I was just fulfilling a man's basic needs."
"You should've tried fulfilling them with someone who wasn't there unwillingly." Natsu lunged towards Lumont, connecting his fist with his face. He had such a strong momentum in his punch that Lumont smashed through the wall on the other side of the room and out into the evening air. His screaming could be heard the whole way down until it came to a sudden stop with the harsh sound of a body hitting the ground. Lucy felt sick.
Natsu stood looking through the gap in the wall, where Lumont had fallen. He stood there, still and silent.
Lucy was almost scared to call him because of how serious he looked. This wasn't the fun, goofy, childish Natsu she was used to. This Natsu looked almost demon-like. She was scared of the serious, murderous look in Natsu's eyes but she didn't want to stay chained to the bed any longer. She felt vulnerable lying there.
"Natsu." Her voice sounded so frail from all the crying she had just done that she wasn't sure if he would hear at all. But at the mention of his name, Natsu looked over at Lucy and his face softened. There was the usual Natsu. His serious eyes had left him, his demon-like aura vanished and he went over to her and removed the shackles.
Her eyes filled with tears once again, but they were tears of happiness this time. She had been saved. She shouldn't have ever even doubted it. Natsu was always there for her and she had a feeling that he always would be.
He pulled her to his chest, embracing her in a hug. She relaxed at the warmth of his body. They sat in silence for a few minutes, with Lucy listening to Natsu's heart beating steadily.
The silence was interrupted by Happy flying in. "Lucy I have your keys!" He dropped them into her hands.
"Thank you Happy." Lucy clutched the keys to her chest. She hated not having her keys and now that she had them back she felt whole again.
"It took me so long to find them. This place is so big."
Lucy looked around the room and shivered. She didn't want to ever see this place again.
"Alright, let's go home." Natsu stood up offering his hand to Lucy. She took it and they walked away from the terrible place.
I'm uploading these chapters much faster than I thought I would. Let me know if you think I'm pacing the story too quickly or too slowly, sometimes I get carried away and just write without thinking about pacing.